Additionally, Williams worked with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service personnel to provide expertise at field days, workshops and short courses. He has also directed service activities related to diagnostic ultrasound, reproductive management and nutritional management for regional cattle producers and veterinarians. Williams is a respected expert in his field and has consulted and directed services related to animal reproduction regionally, nationally and internationally.įor the beef cattle industry, Williams has consulted with scientists, veterinarians, feed manufacturers and breeders, serving as a resource for area cattle ranchers and the beef cattle industry. “His career has included novel research, graduate student training, mentoring, consulting and longtime support of the beef cattle and horse industries, especially in the area of reproductive biology.” Contributions to beef cattle, horse industries “In 1984, Gary joined the station in Beeville and undertook the design and development of the Animal Reproduction Laboratory, where he has remained for the balance of his career,” said Cliff Lamb, Ph.D., head of the Department of Animal Science in Texas A&M’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Bryan-College Station. Williams, also a Regents Fellow and Texas A&M AgriLife Research Senior Faculty Fellow in the Department of Animal Science at Texas A&M, is an internationally recognized scholar in reproductive physiology, endocrinology and reproductive management of beef cattle and horses. Williams, Ph.D., professor and research leader in the Animal Reproduction Laboratory at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Station in Beeville, has announced his retirement after nearly 37 years with Texas A&M AgriLife. Williams, Ph.D., who has been with Texas A&M AgriLife for 37 years, will be retiring on May 31. The Bee County Expo Center is located at 214 South FM 351, Beeville, Texas.For more information, call 86 or visit L. BLM staff will be on hand to assist with the short application process. All animals must be loaded in covered, stock-type trailers with swing gates and sturdy walls and floors. A six-foot corral fence is required for adult horses five feet for yearlings and four-and-a-half feet for burros. Qualified homes must have a minimum of 400 square feet of corral space per animal, with access to food, water and shelter. To qualify to adopt, one must be at least 18 years old, with no record of animal abuse.
Since 1973, the BLM has placed more than 240,000 of these animals in approved homes across the country.īLM staff will approve applications onsite. The adoption and sale program is essential for achieving these important management goals. The BLM periodically removes excess animals from the range in order to maintain healthy herds and to protect other rangeland resources.
The animals offered at the event are adult and yearling horses and burros that once roamed free on public lands in the West. This adoption incentive will be offered for every animal in Beeville.
Inquire with BLM staff onsite for more information.Īs part of our efforts to find every horse and burro a good home, the BLM now offers up to $1,000 to adopt an untrained animal. on Friday, March 5, and from 8 a.m.-noon on Saturday, March 6.Animals are eligible for adoption. The two-day event, featuring 110 wild horses and burros, will begin at 10 a.m. The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro adoption event in Beeville, Texas, March 5-6, at the Bee County Expo Center.